FEATURED ARTIFACTS: VICTORY ITEMS
Visualizing Victory
Patriotism and the promise of Allied victory were ever present themes on the Home Front during World War II. This was nowhere more apparent than in items made for use in the home. Manufacturers used the idea of “Victory” to sell their products and to advertise their businesses. Some pieces use three dots and a dash, the Morse code representation of the letter “V.” Some items billed as “Victory models,” like the cardboard lunch box or the wooden washboard, were manufactured without metal to spare essential material for war production efforts. Whether they served a decorative, functional or recreational use, these pieces give us a glimpse of the pervasive power of the concept of “Victory.”
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